High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Arthur "Art" Schultz (c. 1933 – November 26, 2011) was an American Republican politician. He was a fifth-term mayor of Joliet, Illinois, which is the fourth largest municipality in the state, behind Chicago, which is located 35 miles (56.3 km) to the northeast,Aurora and Rockford. He was last elected in April 2007. He did not run in the 2011 election, and was succeeded by Thomas Giarrante. Prior to his first election, he served in the United States Navy and in the Joliet Police Department.