matters stated” therein. Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)(4). Speculation and conjecture contained in a declaration cannot create a material issue of fact. See Visser v. Packer Engineering Assoc., Inc., 924 F.2d 655, 659-60 (7th Cir.1991) ("[I]nfer-enees and opinions must be grounded in observation or other first-hand personal experience. They must not be flights of fancy, speculations, hunches, intuitions, or rumors about matters remote from that experience.”). Nor can hearsay be introduced as means of opposing summary judgment. Logan v. Caterpillar, Inc., 246 F.3d 912, 925 (7th Cir.2001) (an affidavit based on hearsay is "inadmissible in summary judgment proceedings to the same extent that it is inadmissible in a trial”). 2 . See e.g., Porter v. City of Chicago, 700 F.3d 944, 956 (7th Cir.2012) (<HOLDING>); Fleishman v. Continental Cas. Co., 698 F.3d
holding that vague and conclusory allegations of being harassed and intimidated by a supervisor are not sufficient to defeat summary judgment and sporadic inappropriate and rude comments by a supervisor do not rise to the level of conduct that alters the terms and condition of employment holding vague and conclusory allegations of nefarious intent and motivation are insufficient to state a claim holding plaintiffs supervisor subject to suit holding that vague conclusory statements are insufficient holding that in order to defeat successfully a motion for summary judgment more than mere allegations and conclusory statements must be offered