As the Jan. 1 deadline nears for circuit courts across the state to require electronic filing, Cook County court officials say they are well on track.Civil documents, such as lawsuits or divorce petitions, must be filed electronically by Jan. 1, 2018, according to an announcement made by the Illinois Supreme Court in January 2016.The proposed changes aim to reduce paper and save time and money. The move away from paper-based filings has been in the works for nearly a decade and a half.Electronic filing was first …