it's obvious they were not black the wrists look of a lighter color lol

Hi, thanks for the comment. Police say the description comes from the FBI and the eyewitnesses.

A movie that inspired crime? I've had it wrong all along. I thought crime inspired the movie. That at least explains my drunken wizardry, too much "Harry Potter" and "The Hangover."

Hi Bobby, Thanks for commenting. Of course we cannot say that the robbers were inspired by the movie. The only connection the article does makes is that it appears the costumes worn by the robbers bear a similarity to those worn in the movie.

since when were banks open on sunday?

The robbers must of staked this bank out to know they were open on Sunday unless thats a Northern thing. I never knew of a bank to be open on Sunday, and its obvious that the robber in the vault is not black by his wrist, he is whiter than I am

The last picture showing the banks sign says it's open "7days" so yes this bank is open on sundays.

Movies do inspire different individuals,, look at all the crimes that copycat movies and visa versa,,

of course they white just look at their faces!

I remember when banks always had security guards around. At least while they were open. But over the years, I started seeing less and less. Now it is very rare for me to see one. Sad to say, reliance on new monitoring technologies and cost cutting to improve the bottom line is greatly affecting the bank employees' safety.

Hey Lambert
its just easier for u to say they were black and not white huh in the article it says and I qoute "Two suspects were caught by security cameras. Palos Heights police provided a physical description:" the description is give by police not witnesses

just look at the picture closely they r white! whoever saids their black needs their eyes checked seriously, 2 white ppl robbin a bank face it

LOOK THIS IS THE WAY I SEE IT, THE MOVIE WAS GREAT AND HALF OF AMERICA AGREES. IT WON AN AWARD IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, NOW EVERYONE WANTS TO GET SENSITEVE WHEN IT REALLY HAPPENS. I THINK ITS A START TO SOMETHING GREAT AND EYE OPENING. THIS REALLY HAPPENS IN REAL LIFE NOT JUST IN MOVIES, I THINK ALOT OF PEOPLE FORGET HOW REAL IT CAN GET. CHEERS TO THE DUDES WITH GOOONADZ I HOPE THEY GOT AWAY.

These guys were not "black:, you look at there wrists; they are deffinetly white. The person that gave the assumption that they were even black is racist. That is a pscological mind set that only blacks create crime. Race is not real, but it does exicst because stupid, ignorant idiots like the "wittness" make that so.

Maybe they were hillbillys maybe they were from the south I don't think they are racist. Don't call someone that had a gun pointed at their head a racist because I'm sure they want the right person caught no matter who.

I'm going to chime in for my Palos Patch colleague. The descriptions for the bank robbers were provided to Dan by the Palos police and the Chicago Bureau of the FBI (bandittracker.com). Surveillance photos are traditionally not of the highest quality. In instances like this one, physical descriptions are made public to help law enforcement agencies catch the bad guys. No one is knocking one race. In Oak Lawn, a white guy was said to have robbed a 7-Eleven store. Oak Lawn Patch ran the bandit's physical description to inform the public and business owners to remain on guard, and if possible, to reach anyone who might recognize the guy and help the police catch him. No one is saying that all white people rob stores, just as no one is saying that all black people rob banks.

When did everyone lose focus on who the real victims are. That's disturbing that people doing their job working for money are idiots and criminals are getting the thumbs up good job. I hope these two girls are able to get sleep and recover after fear for their lives.

I agree with Pablo, if you look closely the wrists aren't black at all, why would someone even say they were black? Are they embarrased of a white man commiting a crime? I hate how everyone points fingers at the minorities. Oh and Lambert about the relying solely on the somewhat low resolution images, if you cant see that the two peoples wrist color are not black and are most definitely white then your probably color blind, no offence but thats just my opinion, im surprised they didn't say hispanic or latino, but I guess everyone thinks hispanics and latinos don't speak english. Well guess what they do. That part was for the racist people...
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After looking at the low resolution photographs, it is obvious for me, an 80 year old man with cataracts, that the wrists of the bank robbers very closely matches that of someone who is not black.

or this could be a inside job just a thought who would know the time better

It's pretty easy to jump to conclusions re: race or color of alleged suspect........but KNOW THIS: There are many black persons who have skin color and hair exactly like whites! I'm wondering if the witness, whether police or civilian,based their conclusion on voices, accents etc.

Movie or not, these criminals were going to rob the bank regardless..... The article also does not mention how many robbers there were in total, besides these kinds of crimes normally have other participants waiting outside. No robber of this caliber goes into a bank with all they're ammo unless it is an inside job. The color of skin is only used to narrow down suspects....Not to imply or suggest that one race is more willing to commit a crime over the other. In fact I wouldn't be surprise if this ring of criminals is a multicultural group....

Did you people not read where it said the suspects were wearing white gloves? I'm assuming the bank tellers provided a majority of the description to the FBI and police since they were the only ones who actually had contact. This isn't about race. It's you people who try to turn everything into a racial debate that look like fools when they are obviously just trying to narrow down suspects and keep people forewarned.

This news sounds very alarming. This also proves that films greatly influence people that even robbers copy their stealth from these. Two armed burglars dressed as nuns jumped a teller countertop in an Ill. financial institution last Sunday. The thieves ran away with an undisclosed amount of cash. The burglary closely echoed a scene in last year's critically commended film, "The Town," with Ben Affleck. If Affleck is not cautious, he may end up paying <a title="We’ll help you find any kind of payday loan you want" href="http://personalmoneystore.com/personal-loans/">personal loans</a> for a suit.