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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2000-12-29</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001084230</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PEPSIAMERICAS INC/IL/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PAS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001421664</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PURCHASE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10577</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, Par Value $0.01</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>14391404</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc. (&quot;Metro&quot;), the filing person, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc. (&quot;PepsiCo&quot;) and has been such at all times since December 29, 2000.  Metro's 14,391,404 shares of common stock of PepsiAmericas, Inc. reported in this Form 3 were previously reflected in the Form 3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2001 as part of PepsiCo's holdings.  PepsiCo's beneficial ownership of such 14,391,404 shares of common stock has not changed since December 29, 2000 (excluding changes in the form of beneficial ownership within the meaning of rule 16a-13 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-12-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
