The bar where Chris and Pam first meet is the Bartlett Tap located in downtown Bartlett, Illinois. The tavern has been in existence since the 1800s.
Based on the exploits of real life husband and wife bank robbers Jeffrey and Jill Erickson and filmed on location in suburban Chicago.
The book Chris gives to Hank is "The Killer Inside Me" by Jim Thompson, which was made into a film starring Casey Affleck.