The Seventh Circuit held that the officer failed to show that the decision-makers were aware of his speech at the board meeting prior to firing him for misconduct. Further, the officer failed to present admissible evidence to dispute the Village's claim that the officer was fired for: (1) lying under oath during particular formal investigations; (2) being insubordinate; and (3) being reckless while on duty. The fact that the officer submitted his own unsigned affidavit and spreadsheet of undisputed evidence did not require different result.