South Pekin is a small town in Central Illinois.  The population is about 1,200. South Pekin is located 10 minutes away from Pekin. People in South Pekin usually do all of their shopping and business in Pekin.  Students go to school at South Pekin Grade School until 8th grade. Then they go to Pekin High School.  To get to South Pekin from Pekin, you would drive south on Route 29.  You would see a sign for South Pekin. The largest city near South Pekin is Peoria. We are about 30 minutes from Peoria. We are 3 hours from Chicago. Click here to see a map of South Pekin from MapQuest.