courtesy It appears there won't be a recount in Bloomington's closest city council race. Illinois State University professor Tom Crumpler leads Realtor Jim Fruin by 19 votes in their Ward 9 race in northeast Bloomington. The Bloomington Election Commission (BEC) said Thursday that 20 vote-by-mail and other outstanding ballots have been returned in that race. Commission Executive Director Tom Mitchell said another 29 ballots could still be counted if they are sent in and were postmarked by Election Day. Outstanding ballots will be counted on April 20. That's when the ballot counts will become official. “I am not expecting very many more that will be postmarked by 4/6/21 based on what we have seen in the past,” Mitchell said.