'Share on Twitter' On Hill AvenueThe Ruby family comes of age in a bedroom suburb west of Chicago On Hill AvenueThe Ruby family comes of age in a bedroom suburb west of Chicago Setting Facts Categories When: 1964 - 1978 Where: Glen Ellyn, Illinois Family Branch: Ruby Family Member: Stanley Ruby, Helga Ringel, Walter Ruby (the younger), Dan Ruby, Joanne Ruby Theme: assimilation, youth