The show is presumably set in the present (2022), but Deborah and Ava have a lengthy shopping trip to a Lord & Taylor store, which is identified by name, and in which signage and numerous shopping bags are seen. Lord & Taylor went out of business in 2020.
The exterior shot of the Four Seasons Hotel Deborah and Ava stay at during their Midwest bus trip is actually stock footage of the Four Seasons Moscow, on Red Square.
Banners around the State Fair display a silhouette of Illinois but a long aerial shot shows a mountain range in the distance.