Gallagher Asphalt will be honored June 28 with the Big Shoes Award at the Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation’s annual program honoring outstanding business leaders in the manufacturing community. The award, designed to recognize the world-class companies located in the South Suburbs area and honor their commitment to improving the quality of life in the area. Charlie Gallagher, president of Gallagher Asphalt, will accept the award. Gallagher Asphalt, headquartered in Thornton, has been a family owned business since its founding 90 years ago. “The firm has paved or resurfaced hundreds of thousands . . .