CHICAGO – A widening federal investigation into the alleged misuse of a $1.25 million state grant led Wednesday to the indictment of the daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the contentious former pastor of President Barack Obama.

A grand jury sitting in Springfield returned three indictments, including one that claims Jeri L. Wright, of Hazel Crest, took $28,000 in state money, purporting to do work related to the grant’s purpose, but deposited about $20,000 into bank accounts controlled by Regina and Ronald Evans, of Country Club Hills.