 Arthur " Art " Schultz ( July 4 , 1933 – November 26 , 2011 ) was an American Republican politician . He was a five @-@ term mayor of Joliet , Illinois , the fourth largest municipality in the state after Chicago , Aurora , and Rockford . He was last elected in April 2007 . Prior to his first election , he served in the United States Navy and in the Joliet Police Department . 
