The Appellate Court affirmed, holding that Flick failed to present evidence establishing causal connection between her raising concerns and her termination. Flick v. Southern Illinois Healthcare, NFP, 2014 IL App (5th) 130319 (November 5, 2014). Furthermore, Flick had not engaged in protected activity for nearly two years prior to being fired, and she offered no evidence to support inference of retaliatory motive.