Article: St. Charles sweetens pot to lure Von Maur City to offer sales tax incentives as deal maker.(News)

After two years of deal-making, Charlestowne Mall soon could be getting a new anchor store.

Mayor Sue Klinkhamer Friday confirmed that Charlestowne Mall owners have reached an initial agreement to add a Von Maur department store to the mall's line-up.

Aldermen Monday are expected to approve a sales tax rebate agreement to help lure the Iowa-based department store to the mall. Aldermen first discussed the agreement in 1998 but never approved it.

"(Before) we needed to be at a point where we felt secure it was going to move ahead," Klinkhamer said. "The process is ready to move forward. This is part of the process of Von Maur coming."

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