Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Devine Ted T
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AON CORP [AOC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Exec VP/Pres - ARS
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
AON CORPORATION - CORPORATE LAW DEPT, 200 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, 8TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/20/2009
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60601
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/22/2009   M(1)   3,836 A (1) 9,114 D  
Common Stock 02/22/2009   F(2)   1,514 D $ 39.34 7,600 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2009   A(3)   67,954 (3) A (3) 75,554 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2009   F(4)   23,502 D $ 39.34 52,052 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit Award (Right to Receive) (5) 02/22/2009   M     3,836 02/22/2009 02/22/2009 Common Stock 3,836 $ 0 7,670 D  
Restricted Stock Unit Award (Right to Receive) (5) 02/24/2009   A   5,541   02/24/2010(6) 02/24/2012 Common Stock 5,541 $ 0 5,541 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Devine Ted T
AON CORPORATION - CORPORATE LAW DEPT
200 EAST RANDOLPH STREET, 8TH FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL 60601
      Exec VP/Pres - ARS  

Signatures

 /s/ Jennifer L. Kraft - Jennifer L. Kraft pursuant to a power of attorney from Ted T. Devine   02/24/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares of common stock acquired upon the vesting of a restricted stock unit award.
(2) Shares of common stock withheld by the issuer for the payment of withholding taxes in connection with the vesting of a restricted stock unit award.
(3) Represents shares of common stock issued upon the settlement of performance share units originally granted approximately three years ago on March 16, 2006. The number of shares issued was determined by the Organization and Compensation Committee of Aon's Board of Directors on February 20, 2009 based upon Aon's performance relative to a cumulative adjusted three year earnings per share target for the period beginning January 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2008. The terms of LPP1 are more fully described in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 22, 2006, and in the plan document filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Aon's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 filed with the SEC on May 9, 2008.
(4) Shares of common stock withheld by the issuer for the payment of withholding taxes in connection with the settlement of a performance share unit award.
(5) The restricted stock unit award converts to shares of common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.
(6) The restricted stock unit award will vest in accordance with the terms of the Aon Stock Incentive Plan as follows: 33 1/3% of the awards will vest on each of the first through third anniversaries of the date of grant.

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