Prior to this it was only the executive summary of the reports which were published.
The State Department investigated the reports, which it called "appalling," and said it found them credible.
County Legislator David Bishop, left, had the idea of making the reports, which are public records, more accessible to residents.
The reports, which can be light on facts and numbers, can be used to greenwash a company's reputation.
But the mayors saw a darker side in the reports, which note that not all cities are enjoying renewed vigor.
However ministers believe the quality of some of the reports, which are not always published, is variable.
Still, the reports, which name teachers and their schools, have the potential to color careers or bolster reputations.
"Facts are facts," says Mr Doctoroff of the reports, which involved extensive interviews with chief executives of big financial firms.
This has the effect, Bushan argues, of politicising the reports, which he says have focussed unduly on the impacts of climate change on the developed world.
When contacted in the morning a senior board member denied the reports, which first emerged on Sky Sports, saying, "I can categorically say that it is not correct.
His staff took multiple trips to a Cook County government warehouse to find the reports, which were tucked away in a metal file cabinet.
