I would ask where in Illinois do you live, but changing the hood would break one of my rules, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
(Just the weekend I found out Kohler faucets have a set of O-rings besides the cartridge and that's where the GD thing is really leaking and HD doesn't have the part so either I buy a new kitchen faucet or buy the part on Amazon. Oh and then this other part that looks metal is actually plastic and when I put the channel locks wrapped in cloth I still marred the GD thing.)
And yes the glare sucks. Especially if you live west of your job and work day shift (sun in your eyes in the morning, sun in your eyes at night).