DL 3040 then AA 1696 at Atlanta
Little Rock → Atlanta → Chicago O'Hare
Timetable, Atlanta time
14:57DL 3040 from Little Rock at the gate
14:45AA 1696 to Chicago O'Hare leaves the gate
23 h 48 apart on the timetable, overnight
AA 1696 leaves 23 h 48 after DL 3040 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.