The Lake County Board of Elections on Tuesday dismissed a political sign violation complaint filed against St. John Police Chief Steven Flores.

The board made a unanimous decision after hearing from Crown Point resident Ronald Segert, who filed the complaint, as well as from Flores and his lawyer, Jim Wieser.

Segert, in his argument, said he filed his complaint initially in August after seeing an election-related billboard near the Lake County Fairgrounds for 10 days during the fair last summer.

The billboard, which Segert said had no disclaimer and was illegally posted more than 30 days before the election, read: “Flores For Sheriff.”

Segert said his complaint, later amended and resent to the county in September, included a Facebook photo of the Flores For Sheriff billboard sign, agai

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