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dedication: richard pfeiffer parade way

october 27, 2024 – chicago honors pride parade leader richard pfeiffer with dedicated street sign. the city of chicago honored longtime chicago pride parade coordinator richard pfeiffer with an honorary street sign—rich pfeiffer parade way—at the northwest corner of belmont avenue and north halsted street. the sign was unveiled during a dedication ceremony, in tribute to pfeiffer’s lifelong work advocating for the lgbtq+ community.


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44th ward alderman bennett lawson and the chicago department of transportation coordinated the street sign dedication with PRIDEChicago. The ceremony was attended by pfeiffer’s husband, tim frye, along with family, friends, elected officials, and community leaders. 


speakers at the event were ald. lawson, art johnston, WXRT radio legend and former ABC-7 parade co-host terri hemmert, longtime parade volunteer jimmy stephen, and gary chichester, one of the organizers for the first chicago gay liberation march in 1970.